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In a surprisingly quick resolution, the NBA announced the completion of the sale of the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday morning. The Sterling Family Trust will hand over control of the team to former Microsoft executive Steve Ballmer. This follows quickly on the heels of Judge Michael Levanas entering the final order a[...]

The specter of a player boycott if Donald Sterling were still to be the owner of the Clippers by the start of the 2014-15 season appears to have been dispelled. Judge Michael Levanas issued a sweeping oral ruling in favor of Shelley Stirling which would allow the proposed $2 billion sale of the team to Steve Ballmer to[...]

The Clippers have three months until the start of the NBA season — or do they? ESPN’s Jeff Goodman reported Thursday that Chris Paul would consider sitting out games if the disgraced and still banned Donald Sterling remained owner of the Clippers until opening night. Paul called such a hypothetical “u[...]

The Los Angeles Clippers should find Shawn Marion, and they should consider doing a deal. One of the Clippers’ prospective needs this offseason is an upgrade at small forward. Matt Barnes isn’t necessarily the problem – Los Angeles is fortunate that he was able to be a regular starter for the first time sin[...]

(Disclaimer: Only some ankles were injured during the making of this video.) Jamal Crawford might be the best street-ball player in the NBA. Now, we have some proof of that. The Seattle native went for 104 points over a two-game span at the Seattle Pro-Am Tournament this past week. Unfortunately, there aren’t any[...]

Process Matters Over the course of Friday’s Las Vegas Summer League games, I’m not sure I looked at the scores at any point other than the last few possessions of the Cavs/Bucks showdown. Sure, I examined the scoreboard from time to time, but that was much more to see the clock or occasionally check on a pl[...]

Over at Upside & Motor, I wrote the Clippers roster overview heading into summer league. No one on the team currently has a fully guaranteed contract, but there are a few guys who stand a chance to make NBA rosters. Click here for the full piece. Here is an excerpt: Delonte West, PG/SG: Bet you haven’t heard this n[...]

Spencer Hawes verbally agreed with Los Angeles Clippers over the weekend. So what’s he all about? We reached out to observers of the last two teams Hawes has spent full seasons on to get a clearer perspective. 1. Will there be any issues with Spencer Hawes in a backup role? Jovan Buha, (@jovanbuha): Hawes seems t[...]